[mythtv-users] Is the Acer Revo still the best frontend?

[Raymond Wagner]

On 11/9/2010 01:32, Johan wrote:
> Op 09-11-10 05:54, Kevin Ross schreef:
>> On 11/8/2010 8:25 PM, Charles Wright wrote:
>>>
>>> If there were another system in a similar form factor that I can hide
>>> behind my television (the Revo is just zip tied to the TV bracket),
>>> but with enough CPU to do Flash and have the appropriate
>>> virtualization extensions; I would personally consider replacing my
>>> Revo.
>>
>> Any mini-ITX form factor motherboard with onboard nVidia graphics, 
>> with a real CPU instead of an Atom would do the trick, such as the 
>> Zotac GF9300-I-E.  Put it in an m350 case from mini-box.com, plus a 
>> PicoPSU, and strap it to the back of your TV. :)
>
> Was also looking at a new front-end, but I'm not really certain if 
> this box has the ION2 chipset. All it states is Next Gen ION. Is that 
> the ION2? As barebone, without disk and memory it's 240 Euro.

The ION2 does not have a significantly more powerful CPU or GPU than the 
original ION units.  All the same limitations still apply.